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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I reorder files or folders within Resources?</h1></div>
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    <p>Setting an order in which files and folders appear will affect the experience of all site participants. If an instructor wishes students to go directly to Resources to locate content items, this feature allows the items to be placed in a specific order.</p>
<p>The process is the same for reordering both files and folders.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Resources.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Resources</strong> tool from the Tool Menu of your site.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Actions, and then select Reorder.</h3>
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<li>Click the <strong>Actions</strong> option associated with the root folder.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Reorder</strong>.</li>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Reorder items and Save.</h3>
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    <p>Drag and drop with your mouse or use keyboard U and D keys to reorder a folder, then click <strong>Save</strong>.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">View the reordered folder.</h3>
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    <p><em>Note: If you have used </em><a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoimakealinktoaresourcesitemappearinthetoolmenu"><em>Make a Web Content Link</em></a> <em>to place a folder in the Tool Menu, the reorder feature explored on this page controls the order of items in the linked folder.</em></p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Actions, and then select Reorder.</h3>
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<li>Click the <strong>Actions</strong> option associated with a folder containing files. This can include the root folder.</li>
<li>Select <strong>Reorder</strong>.</li>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Reorder items and Save.</h3>
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    <p>Drag and drop with your mouse or use keyboard U and D keys to reorder a file, then click <strong>Save</strong>.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">View the reordered file.</h3>
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